with $100k coming in, swapping out of Dallas
changea dispatch from
harrisburg
PA
40.26°N
76.88°W
Harrisburg is the Pennsylvania state capital sitting on the Susquehanna River, with a gorgeous Beaux-Arts capitol building (Theodore Roosevelt called it the handsomest building he ever saw). City Island in the middle of the river is a small park with minor league baseball. Hershey is 15 minutes east (yes, that Hershey). Slower-paced than its metro neighbors.
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the monthly premium over Dallas
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Harrisburg is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,446/mo
12% cheaper than Dallas(vs $1,647/mo)
3.07%
$256/mo more in state tax than Dallas
vs 0% in Dallas
$6,632/mo
$54 less than Dallas
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$309k
16% cheaper than Dallas
vs $367k in Dallas
606k
vs 8.1M in Dallas
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in harrisburg.
Dallas edges ahead with 171 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 33 days drop below 20° vs Dallas's 2.
But the calendar thins out: Dallas stays 13.3× busier.
69/100
21% higher than Dallas
vs 57/100 in Dallas
Closest outdoor draw: Gifford Pinchot State Park, 12.7 mi.
93/100
0% lower than Dallas
vs 93/100 in Dallas
12
94% fewer than Dallas
vs 190 nonstops in Dallas
in the same ballpark as harrisburg:
